Patents by Inventor Ray Collier

Ray Collier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ALTERNATIVE TRANSIT PEPTIDES TO INCREASE PLANT TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20220389440
    Abstract: The present invention provides DNA constructs for producing transgenic plants. The DNA constructs encode a transit peptide that is targeted to the mitochondria and the chloroplasts within a cell. Also provided are plant cells and vectors comprising the DNA constructs. Methods of generating a transgenic plant using the vectors and constructs provided herein and methods of targeting a protein to mitochondria or chloroplasts in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Petersen, Ray Collier, Edward Williams
  • Methods of gene editing and transforming cannabis
    Patent number: 11512320
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for the production of Cannabis meristem explants from dry seeds. Also described are methods of transforming and gene editing using the Cannabis meristem explants disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael W. Petersen, Edward James Williams, Robert Harnish, Heidi Flewelling Kaeppler, Brian Martinell, Ray Collier, Frank McFarland, Shawn Michael Kaeppler
  • METHODS OF GENE EDITING AND TRANSFORMING CANNABIS
    Publication number: 20210254083
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for the production of Cannabis meristem explants from dry seeds. Also described are methods of transforming and gene editing using the Cannabis meristem explants disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael W. Petersen, Edward James Williams, Robert Harnish, Heidi Flewelling Kaeppler, Brian Martinell, Ray Collier, Frank McFarland, Shawn Michael Kaeppler
  • METHODS OF GENE EDITING AND TRANSFORMING CANNABIS
    Publication number: 20210071186
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for the production of Cannabis meristem explants from dry seeds. Also described are methods of transforming and gene editing using the Cannabis meristem explants disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael W. Petersen, Edward James Williams, Robert Harnish, Heidi Flewelling Kaeppler, Brian Martinell, Ray Collier, Frank McFarland, Shawn Michael Kaeppler